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Chicana and Chicano Studies

Chicana and Chicano Studies is an interdisciplinary major focusing on the Mexican-origin population of the U.S., the second largest ethnic group in the nation. Students who major or minor in Chicana and Chicano Studies have opportunities to select from a wide variety of courses in the humanities and social sciences as well as selected courses offered by affiliated faculty in the School of Education. In addition to the CSRE introductory "core" courses, students who major and minor in Chicana and Chicano Studies are required to enroll in the "Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Cultural Studies" survey course. Students identify, in consultation of the chair, a thematic concentration for their major course of study. A "Spanish Language Proficiency Option" is offered to majors who are interested in using Spanish in their course work or for their research. This option, modeled on programs of foreign language study across the curriculum at other institutions, is aimed at students who have a strong interest in using the Spanish language proficiency they have acquired in meaningful contexts outside of foreign language courses.

Professor Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano (Spanish) serves as chair.

The Galarza Lecture

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